Merry Christmas!

Just a glimpse at our Christmas.

It truly couldn't have been better--except maybe Josh Oliver getting sick.

Treats From St. Nick

Today is St Nick's Day--oh, the excitement!

The boys put their shoes out last night and then woke up super early to see if he had left them something.

The must have been good boys because St Nick had, indeed, come for a visit!

Guess Who Broke His Arm?

Josh Oliver broke his arm last Wednesday, and it has not slowed him down one single bit!

It wasn't awesome timing considering he did it the day before Thanksgiving and I had a ton of things to do, but really isn't that the way it usually goes?

He was apparently standing on the footboard of our bed, said to Henry, "Watch me!", and then jumped backwards off the bed. Obviously he didn't land well!

By the time we got to the Emergency Room he was no longer crying, and other than holding his arm and not putting any weight on it, he looked fine and he moved his arm normally.

Ben and I both knew without a doubt it was broken, though. It was all exactly like when Luke broke his arm at 17 months--only then it took a full 24 hours for us to realize something was wrong!

It took 4 hours for them to get him all splinted up, but he did awesome. He was super cuddly and a bit sleepy, but also silly and tear-free!

He had to wear the terrible above-the-elbow splint/cast for five days, but on Monday he got his awesome neon green permanent cast. He was so excited!

Olivia, who went with us, thought it would be even better if he broke the other arm and got a red cast so he could look like Christmas!